from the Defendant and it was only an Oral Directive. He was obedient to the
end because he did not want to face Disciplinary Actions.
The value of this witness’ testimony was to confirm the fact that Money was
Requested BY the Defendant and alongside his acknowledgment of the
Monies in Exhibit M, has corroborated the evidence of PW3. It also raises a
presumption that the Money Transfers to the Defendant were received by
him because he never received any query that he disobeyed Orders and that
the Defendant’s direct instruction was disregarded. He was the only person
the Defendant could challenge, if the Funds were not remitted.
Therefore, he furnished another Link in the Chain.
PW5, Mr. Japheth Wubon, the Permanent Secretary Liaison Office, in Abuja,
in his testimony confirmed that the Cheques for Payment of the Transferred
Sums were written by his Office and Countersigned by him. The Transfers
were to the Defendant in Abuja. He corroborated the evidence of Mr. Dennis
Nev, PW4 to the effect that Funds were paid into the Liaison Office Account
from him for the benefit of the Defendant. He also stated that the notification
of the impending transfer by Mr. Nev was also through telephone calls or
message and again, these were oral in nature. He also confirmed that the
Accountant effected withdrawals of these Funds and he also received no
complaints from the Defendant about non-delivery of the Funds. Under
Cross-Examination, he admitted that he did not know how many visits were
made by the Defendant to Abuja.
From his Extra-Judicial Statement in Exhibit R3, and in his evidence before
the Court, he Specifically Referred to various Cheques under Counts 16, 18,
20, 22, 25, 29, 30, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40 and 41.
Therefore, he furnished another Link in the Chain and established that the
transferred Funds were remitted to the Liaison Office Account.
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